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A small company located in Siskiyou County, CA focuses on solar and wind power energy systems.
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The Case For Personal Solar Investment, Now
(Above) Solar Panels Power Wholesale Solar's Offices
SOLAR PANEL PRICES DROPPING FASTER THAN WE THOUGHT
This month, selling solar panels is like selling pork belly futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, because price drops are that hard to follow. Grid parity is the ultimate economic stimulus for solar energy, right? Soon enough, we won't need incentives, tax rebates, feed-in tariffs. etc.
With state governments having budget problems, it's not unlikely that some green energy programs will get suspended or scrapped. So we just may have a window of opportunity to walk through now rather than later.
START A SOLAR FUND FOR YOURSELF
Here's what I think. Ditch your 401k for a few years, cut out the latte, stop paying for the premium cable channels, and START YOUR OWN PERSONAL SOLAR SAVINGS FUND. That's investing in your own energy independence, with an easy-to-prove, positive, 10-15% return on investment.
Or just drop the dime now on a solar power system, while the window is open.
Watch smugly, while late adopters suffer through ten percent (or more) annual inflation buying dirty electricity from the former power monopolists.
OWN YOUR ELECTRICITY FUTURE
WHAT IF you had locked in the price of power twenty years ago? You'd be able to retire faster than the folks who lost funds and bailout money to Citibank types, who are spending your retirement and tax money on $50 million personal jets, if they can get away with it.
What happened to that missing $55 trillion again? Instead of growing smartly as a nest egg, it's been drained away by the shenigans of the financial elites.
It appears they drained it off when we weren't looking, and stashed in away in second homes, personal luxury goods, real estate, etc.
GUARANTEED RETIREMENT: FLAT-PANELED ROOFTOP POWER PLANTS
Put your retirement on your roof, where you can see it. Where it will reduce your utility bill the day you put it in, with a 25-year warranty on top of that.
You won't get a warranty on a 401k.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Presidential Residential Confidential
Whatever happened to those solar panels on the White House? We've all heard how Jimmy Carter installed them, then Reagan took them down.
The backstory on the whole affair illustrates the cycle of change. Of course, we're lovin' it.
The Official Google Blog again zeros in on renewables with an article on the whereabouts of the decommissioned White House solar thermal system. Yes, it's still producing hot water.
Carter's speech dedicating the panels is worth eyeballing for historical perspective alone (includes YouTube link).
We're hopefully awaiting the specs on Obama's upcoming photovoltaic system...anybody know that story?
Official Google Blog: Back to the energy future
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mark Twain on "Just Doing It"
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Commercial and Institutional Solar Energy Trends
Official Google Blog: Corporate solar is coming
Our company is seeing strong demand for commercial solar panel arrays, despite the credit crunch continuing into 2009. In fact, we've noticing more companies and institutions saving money by shopping for wholesale solar, then hiring electricians locally to finalize the system.
Click the Google Blog link above to see their take.
Our company is seeing strong demand for commercial solar panel arrays, despite the credit crunch continuing into 2009. In fact, we've noticing more companies and institutions saving money by shopping for wholesale solar, then hiring electricians locally to finalize the system.
Click the Google Blog link above to see their take.
The Independent Spirit vs. Utility Companies
Thinking about solar for your house or business, right? It's a fascinating thought, so take some time be fully informed about options.
It's a complex subject because most of us didn't have anything to do with the design of our house, much less the plumbing configuration or wiring schemata.
What struck me recently is the idea that we can pay off our car, or a building, but we'll never pay off the utility company.
Or, taking another angle, what if you had locked in your electric rates twenty years ago?
I went to an open house this week in Northern California, and the homeowner proudly showed me around his property, particularly the solar array on his new shed. What struck me about Denis was the emotional transformation he'd made by owning his own power production. And his system wasn't even producing much yet, because of some tall trees the winter sun can't crest.
In his case, he'd even cashed out a retirement fund to pay for his system (luckily, before the big market drop in late 2008. Now he looks extra smart). Although that's hardly ever recommended by financial experts, the concept resonates.
Not having to pay utility bills will make his retirement much, much easier. And utility rates are conservatively estimated to rise 10% per year. But we all know how energy prices can spike.
The point is that it takes an investment mentality, or long-term mature thinking, to outlay the funds for solar, wind, or simply smart conservation remodeling.
Are there any financial experts that would like to analyze a test case for personal solar electricity versus other investment vehicles? There are some compelling changes in solar panel prices AS I SPEAK: new federal tax incentive just expanded for residential consumers, solar panel prices dropping rapidly right now--and, there's no reason you have to pay full retail.
Our company, Wholesale Solar (http://www.wholesalesolar.com), does two more things to further this study. We sell at wholesale prices to the public, and, our sales engineers design your system at no additional charge.
This is the equivalent of hiring contractors to remodel your kitchen, but not letting them get the mark-up on the cabinets you want installed. Hire the cabinetmaker yourself, and put the money you'd otherwise pay for the cabinetry markup in your own pocket.
Are you brave enough to save money? In the short term, you can save a chunk by doing some legwork yourself. In the long term, you can pay off your system in an average of ten years, and the electricity is free for the next forty, or more, years thereafter.
Post your comments below, or call us to get a quote. With a real, customized quote in your hand, you'll be one step farther down the road to a radiant kind of independence. Make it real.
Ken Oatman, Operations Manager
Wholesale Solar, Inc.
2405 South Mount Shasta Boulevard
Mount Shasta, California 96067
sales@wholesalesolar.com
http://www.wholesalesolar.com
800-472-1142
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